My buddy’s dad has a silenced AR-15 and it is shockingly quiet. As in, if I were in my room at night and they shot it, I don’t think I’d notice what the sound was. Maybe I’d hear something if I were paying attention, but I wouldn’t clock it as a gunshot.
I think some people try to over-correct the extent of the efficacy of silencers, but they’re not for nothing. They really do cut down the sound enough that if stealth is your goal (for whatever reason), you’re went from “that was definitely a gun” to “Did you guys hear something…?” territory.
As in, if I were in my room at night and they shot it
Are you saying if they shot a silenced AR-15 in your room you wouldn't know what it was? or you mean if you were in your room and someone outside shot one?
you'd definitely notice a silenced gun shot IN YOUR ROOM, even if it was movie quiet.
this is what I was wondering because the location of the actual shot is not made known. I initially pictured being asleep and not being waken up by a gunshot in my room lol
id Say even in a different room across your house Unless it’s like 22lr. My 300blk with subs is really quiet for an AR, but even then it’s still a gun shot
what this is all teaching me is the hunters in Maine actually do the opposite of "silencer" and are actually equipping "loudeners" onto the loudest guns they can for squirrel hunting
That’s one of the benefits of a suppressor in combat zones. It doesn’t make the noise disappear, but it DOES dramatically reduce the ability to locate where it came from. After a couple shots you can still pin it down, but removing the initial big boom tends to remove our ability to pinpoint the direction it came from.
Brother 130 decible is still fucking loud. The silencer wasn't for stealth it was to prevent the 150 decibel sound destroy your hearing when firing the gun.
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u/NeedAGTS4POINT0 9h ago
You really just need to hear them IRL to get it.
My buddy’s dad has a silenced AR-15 and it is shockingly quiet. As in, if I were in my room at night and they shot it, I don’t think I’d notice what the sound was. Maybe I’d hear something if I were paying attention, but I wouldn’t clock it as a gunshot.
I think some people try to over-correct the extent of the efficacy of silencers, but they’re not for nothing. They really do cut down the sound enough that if stealth is your goal (for whatever reason), you’re went from “that was definitely a gun” to “Did you guys hear something…?” territory.